Assignment task: My zip code is 75038. I'm from Dallas County . Please use recent representative or state senator.
- Congressman Marc A. Veasey
- U.S. Congressional District 33
- Representative Thresa 'Terry' Meza
- Texas House District 105
- Senator Nathan Johnson
- Texas Senate District 16
- Ms. Patricia Hardy
- State Board of Education District 11
- Senator John Cornyn
- U.S. Senate
- Senator Ted Cruz
- U.S. Senate
A writing assignment is a requirement in Texas Government courses. As per syllabus, completion of a writing assignment is essential to satisfactory outcome of this course, as it is worth 100 points toward your final grade. Your paper must be submitted on or by the deadline.
1. Identify either the State House of Representative or State Senator who represents the district where you reside.
2. Choose three social issues or public policies. One affecting the state, one affecting the county and a local/city issue.
3. Write a minimum of a 1200 word letter to either your State House of Representative or State Senator that
- Describes the social issue or policy chosen
- Identify its impact on the various level of government in which you are presenting it from.
- Propose possible solutions for the social issue or policy chosen and
- Uses language suitable for communicating with a legislator.
4. The letter or email should be appropriately addressed to the State House of Representative or State Senator
5. The letter should utilize three credible sources. This does not include websites such as Wikipedia or ask.com. Please include your references on a separate works cited page (the actual letter should not have any citations in it) in APA format.
6. Your letter must be typed, double-spaced, use Times New Roman 12 point font and standard one inch margins.
7. The letter should be a minimum of 1200 words in a 5 or more paragraph form
- Introduction mentioning the three issues
- Three supporting paragraphs...one for each issue
- Conclusion
8. Please upload all the before mentioned documents in one file and in .doc, .dox or .pdf.
9. Be careful not to plagiarize! Plagiarism is the use of an author's words or ideas as if they were one's own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.